manpower

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Russia, whose battlefield advances have slowed since last year, has paid a high price in manpower for relatively small territorial gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

“Many potential missions simply never happened because the manpower didn’t exist” to assess vital intelligence, said Kohn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Instead, four years on, Ukraine continues to hold its own against Russian troops across the east of the country, at an ever-increasing cost of manpower and resources for Moscow.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

"It is alarming that militants, with coordinated manpower and strategic acumen, have now reached the provincial capital," he added.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

“I would think so. The PSFs don’t have the manpower to launch a full hunt for us, but I’m positive they’ve put two and two together about what you are.”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken